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Chong
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *swaaʔ (“monkey”).
Noun
วา (transliteration needed)
- monkey.
Pali
Alternative scripts
- vā (Latin script)
- 𑀯𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- वा (Devanagari script)
- ৰা (Bengali script)
- වා (Sinhalese script)
- ဝါ or ဝႃ (Burmese script)
- ᩅᩤ (Tai Tham script)
- ວາ (Lao script)
- វា (Khmer script)
- 𑅇𑄂 (Chakma script)
Etymology 1
Conjunction
วา (vā)
- Thai script form of vā (“or”)
Etymology 2
Noun
วา
- Thai script (with implicit vowels) form of vā, which is ablative singular of ว (va, “letter 'v'”)
- Thai script (without implicit vowels) form of vā, which is ablative singular of วะ (va, “letter 'v'”)
Pattani Malay
Noun
วา (wa)
- Alternative form of وا
Thai
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *waːᴬ⁴ (“arm-spread, a measure of length”); Cognate with Northern Thai ᩅᩤ, Khün ᩅᩤ, Lao ວາ (wā), Lü ᦞᦱ (vaa), Tai Dón ꪫꪱ, Shan ဝႃး (wáa), Tai Nüa ᥝᥣᥰ (wäa), Phake ဝႃ (wā), Ahom 𑜈𑜠 (ba).
Pronunciation
Noun
วา • (waa)
- wa: a traditional unit of length comparable in length to a fathom, and now equal to 2 metres. Abbreviation: ว. (wɔɔ).
Derived terms
Descendants
Verb
วา • (waa) (abstract noun การวา)
- to stretch out both arms.